Whistleblower News From The Inside -- December 22, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Prosecutors File Charges in Alleged $250 Million Crypto Mining Fraud — Authorities in South Korea have reportedly filed suit against a U.S. cryptocurrency mining firm, alleging a multi-million dollar fraud. According to Korean news source Yonhap, prosecutors from the Incheon district of South Korea alleged in a press briefing that a company called Mining Max LLC solicited 270 billion Korean won – an amount worth roughly $250 million – from investors for cryptocurrency mining activities between September of last year and this past October. Coin Desk

Medicare Penalizes Group Of 751 Hospitals For Patient Injuries — The federal government Thursday lowered a year’s worth of Medicare payments to 751 hospitals to penalize them for having the highest rates of patient injuries. More than half also were punished last year through the penalty, which was created by the Affordable Care Act and began four years ago. The program is designed as a financial incentive for hospitals to avoid infections and other mishaps, such as blood clots and bed sores. Standard

Oprah warns her social media followers of online imposters: ‘It’s a fraud. Don’t believe it’ — There is only one Oprah Winfrey — and she took to her social media accounts Thursday to remind her millions of followers just that. Winfrey felt compelled to do so because there are various social media accounts claiming to belong to either her or one of her businesses. For example, First for Women magazine discovered an Instagram account called “own_Christmas,” that attempted to look as if it was legitimate, by posting a screenshot from Winfrey’s verified Twitter account. ABC